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Woman Breaks Gas Pump’s Heart to Win First Place In ‘Dump the Pump’ Nationwide Video Contest
Washington, DC
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Mantill Williams
202-496-4869
mwilliams@apta.com
Virginia Miller
202-496-4816
vmiller@apta.com
WOMAN BREAKS GAS PUMP'S HEART to WIN FIRST PLACE IN
'DUMP the PUMP' NATIONWIDE VIDEO CONTEST
WASHINGTON, DC – What do a jilted gas pump, an upbeat musical depiction of the joys of avoiding traffic and an inspiring call to action to save the planet have in common? These are the winners of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) "Dump the Pump" transit rider-generated online video contest. Participants were asked to create a video that demonstrated why they were "dumping the pump" in favor of using public transportation.
Bob Richardson of Portland, Oregon, the first place winner created a high-quality video which depicts a familiar scene of a woman dumping a significant other. In this scene however, she is leaving the gas pump behind for a more attractive suitor – her local public transit system.
"The purpose of this contest was to hear from the American public transit rider in a fun and entertaining way about how public transportation is taking us to a better future – economically, environmentally, and our overall quality of life," said Rose Sheridan, APTA Vice-President of Marketing and Communications. "We were pleased and proud of the quality and creativity we saw in these videos, which made it hard to pick a winner. That's a great problem to have."
The winners of the contest were chosen by a panel of APTA officials. The top three prize-winners and their awards are as follows:
First place: Bob Richardson of Portland, OR - winner of a year of free public transportation and an Apple iPod Touch. See his winning entry here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNPA0RlsR1g
Second place: Judith Keenan of Berkeley, CA – winner of six months of free public transportation. See her entry here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSSQSiTkctM&feature=related
Third place: Miles Clark of Atlanta, GA - winner of three months of free public transportation. See his entry here: http://www.youtube.com/dumpthepump09#p/f/40/XJQVIP4q1uA
Winning videos and all entries will be featured at APTA's Public Transportation Takes Us There campaign website: http://www.publictransportation.org/takesusthere/contest_videos.html
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APTA is a nonprofit international association of nearly 1,500 member organizations including public transportation systems; planning, design, construction and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; and state associations and departments of transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical public transportation services and products. APTA members serve more than 90 percent of persons using public transportation in the United States and Canada.
Contact:
Mantill Williams
202-496-4869
mwilliams@apta.com
Virginia Miller
202-496-4816
vmiller@apta.com
WOMAN BREAKS GAS PUMP'S HEART to WIN FIRST PLACE IN
'DUMP the PUMP' NATIONWIDE VIDEO CONTEST
WASHINGTON, DC – What do a jilted gas pump, an upbeat musical depiction of the joys of avoiding traffic and an inspiring call to action to save the planet have in common? These are the winners of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) "Dump the Pump" transit rider-generated online video contest. Participants were asked to create a video that demonstrated why they were "dumping the pump" in favor of using public transportation.
Bob Richardson of Portland, Oregon, the first place winner created a high-quality video which depicts a familiar scene of a woman dumping a significant other. In this scene however, she is leaving the gas pump behind for a more attractive suitor – her local public transit system.
"The purpose of this contest was to hear from the American public transit rider in a fun and entertaining way about how public transportation is taking us to a better future – economically, environmentally, and our overall quality of life," said Rose Sheridan, APTA Vice-President of Marketing and Communications. "We were pleased and proud of the quality and creativity we saw in these videos, which made it hard to pick a winner. That's a great problem to have."
The winners of the contest were chosen by a panel of APTA officials. The top three prize-winners and their awards are as follows:
Winning videos and all entries will be featured at APTA's Public Transportation Takes Us There campaign website: http://www.publictransportation.org/takesusthere/contest_videos.html
# # #
APTA is a nonprofit international association of nearly 1,500 member organizations including public transportation systems; planning, design, construction and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; and state associations and departments of transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical public transportation services and products. APTA members serve more than 90 percent of persons using public transportation in the United States and Canada.
Virginia Miller
Senior Manager-Media Relations
American Public Transportation Association
Washington, DC
202-496-4816
